Dear All,
It now seems pretty likely that Mark Jones---perhaps best known to many
of you as the original author of Gofer and Hugs---was abducted by aliens
some time earlier this year, with a clone left in his place. The clone
may look and sound a lot like the original, but differs in one important
respect: he is no longer the maintainer of Hugs, that particular pleasure
having now passed to Andy Gill. So please, if you have a question to ask
about Hugs or Haskell, consider sending it to one of the following addresses
instead of just sending a personal message to the cloned mpj:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you think you've found a bug in the
Hugs distribution; be sure to say which
version and platform you were using if
you think that it might be relevant.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have a question about using Hugs,
about the features that it supports, etc.
Again, platform and version details are
often required.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have a question that you think
only the authors might be able to answer,
for example if you need a different license,
want to know where you can send donations
(hasn't happened yet!), etc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you have questions or comments about
the Haskell language or library reports,
or questions that apply to other Haskell
systems, not just Hugs.
The cloned Mark Jones still subscribes to all of the above lists, so
he'll still see any mail that you send there, and may even send some
replies from time to time. He also talks to the current Hugs maintainer
on a daily basis---our offices are only a few doors apart, so that's
not too hard. But he has other distractions too, and doesn't have time
these days to deal with all the personal Hugs mail that still reaches
his inbox. If you send email to one of the above addresses, you'll
reach a wider and potentially better informed audience, and you'll
probably get a quicker reply too. Sounds like a good deal eh?!
Of course the clone will still be very happy to receive personal email
and enjoys the opportunity to discuss new ideas for research or to
explain comments and ideas made in old papers. He also apologies
profusely for the weak attempt at humor in this email, but hopes that
it will be memorable enough for the message to get through! :-)
All the best,
Mark
